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As fighting between the Taliban and the Pakistani military escalated in South Waziristan, millions of people were forced to flee their homes—it was Pakistan's biggest exodus since the country's founding in 1947. The two million

Calling Jillian Michaels a fitness guru is kinda like saying Oprah Winfrey is sorta influential or Kim Jong-il has a little problem expressing himself. She is a fitness god…or goddess, whichever! She is the go-to for millions of people that want a

The fountain of youth is one of the ultimate legends made famous by Juan Ponce de Leon, who was only 53 at the time of setting out to find the mystical fountain. Since then, men and women have engaged themselves in all kinds of

It's finally here: the first all-purpose anti-anthrax product. This impressive antimicrobial pesticide can actually get rid of pesky anthrax spores on any clean, hard surfaces. And it's just been approved by the EPA--a substance that

Sometimes finding humor in life is as easy as checking into some of the news being featured around the nation. Today's humorous news bit comes from a story published yesterday in the Chicago Tribune titled, "What to do with doggy

Heading out into the water this memorial day weekend? Well you have more to worry about lurking under that water than sharks, stingrays and jellyfish, and what we're talking about might stay with you long after you've left the

And so the tide continues to turn against Bisphenol A: it's been declared a health hazard in Canada, seen its baby bottles booted out of US States, and now, Chicago's kicked it out as well. Chicago has become the first city to

Photo: The pig in question, from a photo taken in 2002 (Reuters/Radu Sigheti)
Regrettably, the global swine flu panic has not spared Afghanistan's only known pig. A resident of Kabul Zoo, the little porker has been locked up in a room since Sunday

I was dismayed to hear that Oprah was helping to push KFC's free chicken promotion. Wasn't quite sure why, initially—after all, 'free food for everyone' is generally a pretty positive notion. But then I recalled that KFC

A startling new report has revealed that four out of five wild animals imported into the US aren't accurately listed—a hugely discouraging number, considering that between 2000 and 2006, 1.5 billion live animals were imported into the

With every traumatic event in life, there is always a team of clever marketers waiting to capitalize on peoples fear. It is the very basis of smart marketing. It is one thing to tell people to use their moisturizer or they will get

Well, it's official: Twitter is everywhere. Yup, looks like the swine flu pandemic has forced yet another strange event to unfold: it's gotten the White House to officially join the Twitter frenzy. At time of writing, it's got only 900 or so followers.

The heart warming story at last year's London Marathon was the group of six Masai warriors who came to London to raise awareness and money to bring clean water to their village in Tanzania. The press and the public were

If you've managed to avoid the incessant coverage thus far, here's what you need to know about swine flu. If you haven't, then you know that 150 people are dead from the disease in Mexico, Europe has encouraged travelers to cancel

Here in Japan, face masks are a common sight. Visitors often wonder why ordinary people wear what appears to be white surgical masks as they take the subway or walk around town. Face masks have evolved as a kind of courtesy: if you

Swine flu is taking over headlines everywhere--because it's already been confirmed on at least three continents, and there are few things as terrifying as the prospect of a global pandemic. There are so many unanswered questions